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Off Topic / contextual ads are bad.
« on: December 12, 2005, 06:48:44 PM »
I don't see the connection between stores and lynching.
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Off Topic / hapyp bday
« on: December 11, 2005, 08:25:26 AM »
A charlatan: a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money or advantage by false pretenses. If the ascription is false, then "charlatan" is pejorative; if it is true, then the description "charlatan" is no libel. (Google search)
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Off Topic / Computer fan problem
« on: December 09, 2005, 07:34:34 AM »
Thanks for the help. The pushpins were just old, so they were a bit harder to remove without damaging the card. It's all good now, though.
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Off Topic / Card tricks
« on: December 07, 2005, 07:49:26 PM »
Like fewl said, use a different deck.
Maybe he has incredibly sensitive hearing and can hear the shuffling on the carpet.
Maybe he has incredibly sensitive hearing and can hear the shuffling on the carpet.
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Off Topic / Card tricks
« on: December 06, 2005, 04:46:43 AM »
Good suggestions, but I think turning it 90 degrees would be kind of obvious..
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Off Topic / Card tricks
« on: December 05, 2005, 08:02:38 PM »
Also try doing the same thing, but not turning the card. If he knows you didn't turn it, that'll clue you in a bit, maybe.
I'm still leaning towards some kind of outside appearance factor, but only because I can't really think of anything else right now.
I'm still leaning towards some kind of outside appearance factor, but only because I can't really think of anything else right now.
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Off Topic / Card tricks
« on: December 05, 2005, 05:06:23 PM »
Are they perfectly symmetrical in every way? If not, my guess is that there's some slight variation in the numbers that's standard through the deck. That, or he probably just memorized the positioning of each card, so unless you turned them 180 degrees perfectly and left it in the exact same spot, that might be it.
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Off Topic / Computer fan problem
« on: December 01, 2005, 01:44:20 PM »
Fan arrived today. Just one question stands in my way of replacing a crappy fan: how do I remove the old heatsink-fan combo from the card? It's push-pinned in, same number of pins as the new one (checked before I ordered it).
Oh, and the fan came with some white gel. Not sure what it's for - my last gpu didn't even have a fan.
Oh, and the fan came with some white gel. Not sure what it's for - my last gpu didn't even have a fan.
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Off Topic / Computer fan problem
« on: November 29, 2005, 04:39:47 AM »
I never leave it on if I'm not using it... and should I not leave the case open at all? I don't have any case fans (power supply sucks), so I cool it with a fan from the outside.
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Off Topic / Computer fan problem
« on: November 28, 2005, 01:55:43 PM »
Don't have the spare money to replace it right now, and I don't see a need to. Also, I'd have to get a better power supply if I were to replace my MX anyway.
This may be a dumb question, but if the fan stops while I'm using my PC, will it overheat/shut down/blow up immediately, or will it continue to operate as long as the temperature remains somewhat stable? I have a small desktop fan outside my case cooling the inside (my power supply can't support case fans with the stuff I have in there currently).
This may be a dumb question, but if the fan stops while I'm using my PC, will it overheat/shut down/blow up immediately, or will it continue to operate as long as the temperature remains somewhat stable? I have a small desktop fan outside my case cooling the inside (my power supply can't support case fans with the stuff I have in there currently).
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Off Topic / Computer fan problem
« on: November 26, 2005, 09:52:08 AM »
Eh, I checked, and it appears to be my video card's (GeForce 4 MX 440 AGP) fan. I cleaned it up a bit (it was dusty), but it's still pretty bad. I'm guessing it's the ball bearings that are bad; I got the card used from a friend. I ordered a new fan from Newegg, but I'm not sure if it'll work, though the description listed it as compatible. My card has a sort of mount on top of the card (well, bottom if the tower's upright), and the fan is screwed in there. The one I ordered has a kind of casing around it, though.
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Off Topic / Computer fan problem
« on: November 25, 2005, 04:11:09 PM »
If anyone knows anything about what the cause could be, I'd appreciate some help here:
Lately, my computer's fan (I'm assuming it's the fan) has been making some very weird noises. Normally, the fan is pretty quiet, like a fan should be. For some reason, it just gets really loud and sounds like it's grinding against something, like a miniature chainsaw. It's not a regular grinding either; just now, it started off really loud, then kind of wound down to a vibrating sound, then got back up to the sound of an electric razor, then down to an electric toothbrush.
Now, I think this problem may have existed before I changed my processor, mobo, and video card, but I'm not sure from when. I seem to recall someone dropping something on my tower, causing the same sound to start, though. I'm not sure which fan it is. I have one on my card, one case fan with a heatsink, and my power supply.
I'm guessing it's the power supply, since it's the oldest piece in my computer, but other than that, I'm clueless.
Lately, my computer's fan (I'm assuming it's the fan) has been making some very weird noises. Normally, the fan is pretty quiet, like a fan should be. For some reason, it just gets really loud and sounds like it's grinding against something, like a miniature chainsaw. It's not a regular grinding either; just now, it started off really loud, then kind of wound down to a vibrating sound, then got back up to the sound of an electric razor, then down to an electric toothbrush.
Now, I think this problem may have existed before I changed my processor, mobo, and video card, but I'm not sure from when. I seem to recall someone dropping something on my tower, causing the same sound to start, though. I'm not sure which fan it is. I have one on my card, one case fan with a heatsink, and my power supply.
I'm guessing it's the power supply, since it's the oldest piece in my computer, but other than that, I'm clueless.
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General / NS 3.1 out tomorrow
« on: November 14, 2005, 01:10:27 PM »Quote
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i dont know if any of you guys have shot any kind of distance with a real shotgun, but its just about the same way. Ive hit whitetail from 25 or so yards with buckshot, you just point and pull the trigger, and its basically luck from there. Sometimes the pellets will fly all wild and sometimes theyll stay tighter.[snapback]54264[/snapback]
So... are you basically agreeing with but clarifying quarter's post? I'm a bit confused.
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General / NS 3.1 out tomorrow
« on: November 13, 2005, 03:55:10 PM »
Yeah, it bothers me when a skulk is relatively close, but half my pellets fly out to the side when I've got my crosshair right on, but I suppose it'll take a bit of the pressure off of skulks when fighting shotguns. Point-blank is still pretty much the same.
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General / NS 3.1 out tomorrow
« on: November 11, 2005, 10:12:24 PM »
Well, if nothing else, I'm glad the server was at least partially full for a bit, even if we never got to play ns maps. It was nice doing the old skulk dance.